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Elgin Echo in Elgin, Iowa

30 Jun 1955

Page 6

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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1955

Page

6

Social greet and visits fill weekend in Clermont area

A tide of visitors gathers at Lutheran parishioners and friends over Sunday and Monday including Mr and Mrs R S Knutsen Estherville visiting Pastor Vance Knutsen family. Many dinners and picnics occur across Clermont Elgin West Union Oelwein and Fayette with several named households and a campus trip to Cedar Rapids and Rockford schedule mentions.

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Lutheran Parsorage R. S. Knutsen Estherville Vance Knutsen Clermont Park Richard Stolle Dayton Ohio Japan Messrs Mdms Harry Stolle Abel Mark Clarence Olson O. M. Blockhus Alphie Thorson Elmer Larson Don Page Terrie Howard Myron Moore Fayette Paul Waters Stanley Gerald Martin Post‘ville R. P DeKalb Ill Elgin Elkader G. J. Mosby Carol Henry McMillan Jack Gehring Jeffrey Allen Habeger Arthur Yearous Kathryn Gehring Clifton | Wilson Patty Mike Leo Schori Oelwein Geo Howard, Jr Wyalusing State Park Howard Schoris Camp McCoy Walter Medberry Jerry Jim Hanson Frank Pinney Linda Kiple Kathryn Knudtson Ronald Loftsgard Burnell Blockhus Marilyn Funk Winthrop-Phelps Elks and United Cerebral Palsy Association White Wilmington Delaware John Barnhouse Fred Johnnie Clermont Lew Gruyer Anna Schupbach Glen Schupbach Chicago Albert Lee Schupbach Detroit Mich Repben Schupbach Rehon Gust Gilbertson George Hannah Percy Larson Mabel,Minn Larson Sandra Timothy Dakota Bible Camp Minneapolis Lyle Light Letha West Union Norman Ullestad Pastor Ullestad Bethlehem Lutheran Church Manly Otis Torkelson C. O. Torkelson Ivan Torkelson Belva Snyder Merlin Cook O. H. Larson John Kiple, Jr John III Hanford Calif Wm. Berger LaVilla Volga Raymond Miller Strawberry Point Janice Pinney Rochester Minn Robert Kamm Susan David Balz Kamm Fred Sthner Martha Lawrence Etter Mabel Gruver Melvin Boyer Louis Dennler D. O. Dean Earl Kiple Frank Pin- Mey Gottlieb Pulfer Selma Greenley Floyd Frieden Frank Greenley Ida Chriaten Anna Butikofer Fanny Frieden Ida Dale Jensen Eddie Frieden Paul Pulfer Walter Falk Kent Clear Lake Carl Rasmussen Malvin Johnson Nels Olson Rasmusson
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St Olaf and Gunder Lutheran Churches Summer Schedule

June 30 church clean up day at Norway church. July 3 services at St Olaf and Marion with Communion and a luncheon served by Norway Aid. July 10 services at Norway and Marion with confirmations and a 2:00 silver wedding anniversary program for Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Anderson. Pastor Dr S J Strandford invites all to attend.

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Norway St. Olaf Marion Norway Aid Mervin Anderson S. J. Strandford
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Methodist Church Services and Schedule Note

The Methodist Church announces Sunday school at 8 45 a m and worship at 10 a m minister E G Steinman. There will be no choir rehearsal this week and the Youth Fellowship will not meet during the two summer months.

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E. G. Steinman
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First Baptist Church Hour of Power and Activities

The Friendly Church With Living Message invites all to an Hour of Power Thursday at 8:00 p m featuring choir and program. Senior choir practice Sunday July 3 at 10:00 a m. worship with Holy Communion at 11:00 a m. Sunday school at 12:00 noon. Fellowship dinner at 1:00 p m. Church board and CBY meeting at 2:00 p m. annual business meeting and officer elections. Thought for the Week notes praise merit.

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H. John Vanderbeck CBY
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Elgin and Highland Lutheran Churches Service Plans

Elgin and Highland Lutheran Churches announce Sunday worship with Holy Communion, Sunday school films, and Luther League gatherings. Reports from the San Francisco convention, with a church council meeting scheduled July 5, plus joint league events between Elgin and Highland. Also notes visiting families and recent weekend travel of local residents.

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Vance R. Knutsen Elgin Latin America Luther League Highland Luther League San Francisco Highland
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Social rounds around Ames and nearby towns

The piece lists visiting relatives and friends across Oelwein Ames Clermont Arlington Va and Lamont with several dinners picnics and visits. Notables include Roy Steele moving to Ames for a Fairway Grocery job and various family gatherings involving the Grimes Frieden Kiple Reusser and other local households through the week ending with Mary Jacobson visiting from Arizona.

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Roy Steele Oelwein Ames Steele Fairway Jacob Wander Steven Clermont Ida Pulier Conid W. C. Mitchell David Charles Arlington Alma Tripp R. L. Grimes Grimes Buffalo Center Charles Gehring Howard Parmely Lamont
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Local residents host visitors and attend events across towns

Mr and Mrs Jacob Hoover and others return from a week in South Dakota and Anoka Minnesota. Mrs John Grimm visits Chicago for commencement exercises with granddaughter Theresa Woytash at graduation. Local families host weekend guests from Elkader West Union Waterloo and Iowa City. Additional visitors and social gatherings noted including St Theresa Circle meeting and hostesses at home.

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Jacob Hoover Lottie Luchsinger Lester Luchsinger Linda Lester Richard Neumann South Dakota Anoka Minn John Grimm Pearl Woytash Chicago Theresa Woytash Fred Cooley Iowa City Lena Cooley Adolph Lehman Melvin Hanson Bob Hanson Dares Rell Elkader Robert Musser West Union Jack Hanson Waterloo Ern Holzer Lyle Martin Micksey
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